Prayank, Sidonia are U-9 chess champs

Goa, June 2 -- Team Herald

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MAPUSA: Prayank Gaonkar and Sidonia Da Cunha emerged as the champions in the Shree Shirish Divkar Memorial All-Goa U-9 Open and Girls Chess Championship 2025 respectively organised by the Bardez Taluka Chess Association under the aegis of Goa Chess Association, at the Tulsiram Hall, Marod-Mapusa, recently.

The championship witnessed the participation of 82 budding chess talents from across the State - 48 in the Open Category and 34 in the Girls' Category. Six prizes were awarded in each category, in addition to four trophies each in the U-7 category and three trophies each in the Bardez Taluka category.

In the Open Category, Prayank was declared the champion, with Rejmon Fernandes also ...